The Vital South : : How Presidents are Elected / / Earl Black, Merle Black.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: American History eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Black, Earl,; Black, Merle,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1992
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (400 p.) :; 26 line illustrations, 19 maps, 22 tables

Once again a southern governor has shown Democrats the road to the White House. As a native southerner, President Bill Clinton has the opportunity to rebuild Democratic strength in the region. For the Republicans, carrying the entire South still remains a crucial imperative. The Vital South is the first book to chronicle the massive shift of southern electoral power to Republican presidential candidates, while also showing how Democrats can again become competitive in the region. Deftly combining political narrative, in-depth analysis, and telling anecdotes, this book will be a definitive source on southern presidential politics for years to come.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I. The National Setting -- 1. The Republican Edge -- 2. The South and the Electoral College -- 3. The Changing Geography of Presidential Elections -- II. Presidential Nominations in Historical Perspective -- 4. The South and Democratic Nominations -- 5. The South and Republican Nominations -- III. The Dissolution of the Solid Democratic South -- 6. The White Revolt in the Deep South -- 7. The Republican Breakthrough in the Peripheral South -- IV. Modern Presidential Politics -- 8. The New Southern Electorate -- 9. The Progressive Advantage in Democratic Primaries -- 10. The Conservative Triumph in Republican Primaries -- 11. Republican Dominance after the Great Society -- 12. The Democratic Interlude -- 13. As the South Goes -- Notes -- Index